Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

5 reviews

catherinedsharp's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

5.0

A really interesting book that I will take to build upon with other research! Looking at sexuality has always been a difficult topic but this book links it to so many things and explores it all in a sensitive, funny and informative way. Would highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Cursing, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Child death, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Cursing, and Misogyny

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Medical content

Moderate: Trafficking, Sexual content, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Sexism, Lesbophobia, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, and Colonisation

mateoj's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.0

very entertaining and informative, and I appreciated the extensive use of primary sources. It was a welcome surprise to read the disclaimer in the introduction acknowledging the existence of trans people and the fact that primary sources almost always take a cisgendered view on sex and genitalia, but I do wish Lister had done more in her own use of language to try and correct that instead of just offering a disclaimer and going on to adhere to that cis-centric perspective. A few "people with vulvas" and "people with penises" would not have been unwelcome, but nonetheless I have to give her credit for even acknowledging the issue at all. The condemnation of FOSTA/SESTA and explicit support of sex workers was also a welcome surprise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Colonisation, Cursing, Medical content, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Rape

jamesherondalle's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, and Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage, Infertility, Homophobia, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship